Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady took to the trails this summer as much as her shiny, new knee and the oppressive heat and humidity allowed (her preferred maximum temperature is 72 degrees. The gods didn’t cooperate). Here are some of the bugs she …
Howdy, BugFans, There has been a paucity of dragonflies and damselflies on the BugLady’s landscapes this season (and they’re urgently needed to eat mosquitoes right now). She has, though, seen more Gliders than usual this summer (or maybe she’s finally developed an …
Howdy, BugFans, The Long-horned beetle family Cerambycidae is a large family that contains some spectacular beetles Elderberry Borer – Desmocerus palliatus – BugGuide.Net, Hippopsis lemniscata – BugGuide.Net, Pretty bug! – Plinthocoelium suaveolens – BugGuide.Net, Tim Burton’s Longhorn Beetle – Rosalia funebris …
Howdy BugFans, It’s been a while since we visited the world of galls. According to the British Plant Gall Society, a gall is “an abnormal growth produced by a plant or other host under the influence of another organism. It …
Greetings, BugFans, BugFan Cheryl recently shared this picture of a lovely sphinx moth (thanks, Cheryl). Sphinx moths (aka Hawk moths, especially across The Pond) are a group of medium-to-large moths that are sometimes drab, sometimes exquisite, sometimes nocturnal, sometimes diurnal. …
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady was pecking away at this week’s episode when she had a “Hold the Presses” moment. BugFan Freda sent a series of pictures she had taken of a monarch caterpillar taking its first steps into the world (prefaced …
Howdy, BugFans, This small spider is in the Sheetweb spider family Linyphiidae, which we have met before in the form of the Splendid Dwarf spider Bug o’the week – Splendid Dwarf Spider – Riveredge Nature Center. In some parts of …
Howdy, BugFans, The BugLady has enjoyed her vacation and is ready to dive back into writing original BOTWS (until she gets another body part replaced). Here’s a small moth, to celebrate National Moth Week. BugFan Freda sent a shot of …
Howdy, BugFans, 2025: The BugLady has been prowling the landscape recently, both in wet areas and dry, and she’s been seeing Japanese beetles or evidence of their feeding. It used to be that their populations cycled between boom and not-boom, but the …
Howdy, BugFans, (with apologies to the Irish Folk Band “Cherish the Ladies”) 2025: The BugLady recently added an American Lady to her butterfly property list. It’s a lovely butterfly that can be mistaken for the Painted Lady, in the same …
